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9.3	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0/9.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file utmp_update. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4705891, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1068.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2003. The weakness was released 12/31/2003 with Sun Microsystems as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1082 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/27/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 349 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (11083). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 20468.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Sun

Name

• Solaris

Version

• 2.6
• 7.0
• 8.0
• 9.0

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 855249
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for IKE 113451-16
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/16/2003 🔍
01/16/2003 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2003 +1 days 🔍
01/17/2003 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +348 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
02/08/2005 +405 days 🔍
02/16/2009 +1469 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +2013 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1831 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1082 (🔍)
X-Force: 11083
SecurityTracker: 1005935
Vulnerability Center: 20846 - Sun Solaris 2.6 through 9 Buffer Overflow in utmp_update Local Root Privileges Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 6639 - Sun Solaris UTMP_Update Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 7892
OSVDB: 14031 - Sun Solaris OS, UTMP_Update Local Buffer Overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 13:13
Updated: 08/27/2019 10:00
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:13 (66), 08/27/2019 10:00 (9)
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